J. Bruce Alverson
Bruce Alverson
Las Vegas
Nevada (NV)
Civil Litigation Defense
Personal Injury Defense: Products
Professional Liability: Defense
Profile
As senior partner of one of Nevada's largest firms, Alverson specializes in civil and commercial trial work. He has been Board Certified in Civil Trial Advocacy by the National Board of Trial Advocacy since 1985. He is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers (Nevada State Chairman, 2004-2007); Advocate, American Board of Trial Advocates (Las Vegas Chapter President, 2002-2007, National Board of Directors, 2007-present); Fellow, International Academy of Trial Lawyers; Fellow, International Society of Barristers; Member, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants; and serves on the Board of Trustees for the United States Supreme Court Historical Society. He has been an Adjunct Professor at William S. Boyd School of Law at UNLV and has taught Nevada History at the College of Southern Nevada. He has written and published articles on both legal and historical topics. Education: University of Nevada, B.S. (Accounting), 1964; University of San Francisco, J.D., 1970; Univeristy of Nevada Las Vegas, Ph.D. (History) 2008.
Selected To
Mountain States Super Lawyers 2011
Mountain States Super Lawyers 2010
Mountain States Super Lawyers 2009
Nevada Super Lawyers 2008
Nevada Super Lawyers 2007
Certifications and Credentials
About Bruce Alverson
Admitted: 1974, Nevada
Professional Webpage: www.alversontaylor.com/attorneys-alverson.html
Special Licenses/Certifications:
- Board Certified - Civil Trial Advocacy by the National Board of Trial Advocacy, 1985
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Admitted Nevada Supreme Court; U.S. District Court, District of Nevada; U.S. District Court, Northern District of California; Supreme Court of the United States; Member American Bar Association; State Bar of Nevada, Clark County Bar Association
Scholarly Lectures and Writings:
- "Country Lawyer in a Maverick Boom Town: The Legal Career of Harry Claiborne", Dissertation for Doctor of Philosophy Degree, 2008; "Nevada Business Law Summary", copyright 2002; "Nevada Law Summary", copyright 2000; "Hedonic Damages-Methodology and Admissibility", FICC Quarterly, Vol. 50, No. 3, Spring 2000; "The Limits of Power: Comstock Litigation, 1859-1864", Nevada Historical Society Quarterly, Vol. 43, No. 1, Spring 2000; "Brain Mapping: Should This Controversial Evidence be Excluded?", FICC Quarterly, Vol. 48, No. 2, Winter 1998; "The Camp Without A Failure: Searchlight, 1903-1909", Nevada Historical Society Quarterly, Vol. 39, No. 3, Fall 1996
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